Budget and Spending

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Federal spending has grown rapidly over the last decade, leading to substantial budget deficits that have crippled the economy and financially harmed Americans.

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The Road to Inflation: How an Unprecedented Federal Spending Spree Created Economic Turmoil

Sep 21, 2023 Over an hour read

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BACKGROUNDER

Funding Leftism: The Biden’s Administration’s Bureaucratic Radicalism

Apr 18, 2024 30 min read

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David Ditch

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Commentary

Now Official and in Print: Obama Wants to Cut Tax Rates, Too J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Oct 24, 2012 1 min read

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What Bernanke’s Policy Says about Obama’s Economy J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Sep 25, 2012 2 min read

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Only the Public Sector Is Doing Fine

Jun 15, 2012 3 min read

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Secrecy in Budget Talks to Obama's Advantage Ernest Istook

Jul 20, 2011 3 min read

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Don’t Raise the Debt Limit Without Getting Spending Under Control Brett D. Schaefer

Apr 21, 2011 18 min read

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Congress Has Time and Options on Debt Limit JD Foster

Jan 27, 2011 17 min read

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Obama Budget Raises Taxes and Doubles the National Debt Brian M. Riedl

Mar 9, 2010 16 min read

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Entitlement Reform Should Precede Health Care Expansion James C. Capretta

Dec 15, 2009 6 min read

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Rachel Greszler

Senior Research Fellow, Roe Institute

Parker Sheppard, PhD, PhD

Director, Center for Data Analysis

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David Ditch

Senior Policy Analyst, Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

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Richard Stern

Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Thomas Dans

Visiting Fellow, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies

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Budget and Spending